Flanged hose



Oct. 13, I942; E. e. KlMMlCH ETAL "2,298,738

FLANGED HOSE v Original Filed Dec 28, 19:55

' v 3mw-.-vtom E/mer K/hrM/b; ma L/ames L. Cari/er Patented Oct. 13, 1942 fum'rso STATES PATENT oFFICEf FLANGED HOWSE ElmerG. Kimmich and James L. Cutler, Akron,

Ohio, assignors to Wingfoot Corporation, Wilmington, Del., a corporation of Delaware Original application December 28, 1935, Serial No. 56,554. Divided and this application February 2, 1939, Serial No. 254,211

3 Claims. (01. 2854i) The present invention relates to flanged hose and it has particular relation to flexible rubber andfabric hose of the high-pressure type employed in connection with dredges, pumps, pipe lines and the like, or to hose reenfor-ced by other 1 means such as bead wire, etc.

This application is a' division of my application Serial No. 56,554, filed December 28, 1935, now Patent No. 2,146,218 and specifically covers the forms of the invention shown in Figures 9, l0 and 11 of that application. I

It has been observed in hose now on the market that the inner surfaces at the ends of the lengths'or sections flare apart circumferentially when the sections are secured together. This results in an internal annular recess at the junction of the sections which permits sand or other abrasive material passing through the hose to impinge upon the inner edges of the ends of the sections and cause undue wear at this point. This flaring of the inner surfaces of thesections of hose was caused by the fact that when the flanges at the ends of two adjacent sections were drawn together between the clampingrings, the pressure was concentrated circumferentially in a zone "located outside of the clamping bolts, thus causing the material of the hose located inside of these bolts to flow inwardly under the clamping pressure and to form the annular recess above referred to.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hose of thecharacter described, the ends of which are formed with an excess quantity of material adjacent to the inner circumferential surface of the hose, so that when the sections are bolted together this excess material will bulge inwardly whereby when pressure develops in the hose the excess material forms a smooth uniform bore at the joint substantially that of the remainder of the hose as the material pulls away toward which the clamping ring is drawn during the connecting of the hose sections to firmly clamp the material of the hose therebetween.

Another object of this invention is to provide a hose having a ring comprising coils of bead wire embedded in the end of the hose and a 55 clamping ring for clamping the material of the hose between the ring of bead wire and the clamping member. I With such objects in view, as well as other advantages which may be incidentto the use of the improvements, the invention consists in the several parts and combinations thereof hereinafter set forth and claimed with the understanding thatthe several necessary elements constituting the same may be varied in proportions and arrangement without departing from the natureand scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

In' order to make the invention more clearly understood there are shown in the accompanying drawings means for carrying the invention into practical effect, without limitingthe improvements in their useful applicationto the. particularconstructions which, for the purpose of explanation, have been made the subject of illustration.

In the accompanying drawing: Fig. 1 shows a device embodying our invention 'andemploying a solid ring embedded in the end of a hose section;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to'Fig. 1 showing a ring made up of bead wires embedded in the end of the hose section; and

Fig. 3 illustrates the method ofmaking a hose according to the form of the invention shown in Fig. 2. In a high pressureghose the pressure tends to stretch the hose longitudinally and as the result there is a tendency for the joints of the hose to become separated, thus permitting escape of the fluid passing' therethrough. In our parent application Serial No. 56,554, we have illustrated several forms of our invention, and the present application specifically relates to the employment of a metal ring in the end of a fabric hose to prevent collapse of the hose at the end and also to provide means against which a clamping mem ber may abut to bring adjacent hose sections firmly into clamping engagement with each other. We have illustrated two forms of the invention, one in which a solid ring is employed, and the other in which a ring is formed by coiling bead wire into successive layers longitudinally and outwardly of the axis of the hose section, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

In Fig. 1 we have illustrated a hose section in which a rigid annular metal ring 30 is embedded in the end of the hose with the layers of fabric 13 brought up around the same and back along the end of the hose section where it is clamped by means of the coiled wire M, the whole being enclosed within a layer of rubber similar to the other sections previously described. A filler 31 of rubber lies between the fabric just to the right of the ring 30. It is not necessary that this filler be used if the fabric is brought down closely around the ring 30, in which case the clamping flange 32, instead of having a tapered seat 33, as in Fig. 1, will preferably have a plain face; The clamping flange 32 is placed on the hose section before the enlarged end thereof is formed,

as will be more apparent from the-following de scription of Figs. 2 and 3.

Fig. 3 shows a step in the method of forming a modified form of the hosesectiorr shown in Fig. 1. A straight hose section is built up ass. illustrated at 34 in Fig. 3 and an annular ring formed of spaced parallel coils of bead wire indicated. at.

35 is slipped over the end of the hose after the clamping: member 36' has beemslipp'e'd oven the same; Theaclamping member 36? i1asl2m opening 31 of greater diameter than the outside" diameter of. the hose: 34. The! ends. of the" fabricandirubber layers l l2,. t2. and ti are'thenbroughtupand over the: outside: of: the: ring: 3.":- and. stitched down to the:- outside: of the; hose section: tor the. right of that: ring, after." which. the: clamping 36. is moved into the position illustrated in. Fig; .23. Additional layers of. rubber. 33' and.wire:39 -mayf then be bound around the: hose to the right: of the clamping? membe1't36 and: the whole vulcanizedto produce the section shown in Fig. 2. When two similar hose sections. are fastened; together by drawing the clamping flanges 36 toward. each other, the material: is clamped. firmly between the flanges and the rings. 35L Instead oi'forming: the:- ring 35 before.- placing: it on; the hose 34, the same" may be formed on thehose section by merely wrapping the: bead wire fliereaborm.

When a hose section such as shown. in the drawing is clamped; against the. end of. a similar hose section or against the. end of. any pipe or hose section; the: materialbetween the clamping ring and the ring embedded in thevend: oi the hose is compressed; as W611221S1th material at the; end face of the hose: The fabric making: up the hose section is therefore firmly hel'dhin'. position and is keptfrom pulling: aroundthe embedded ring to thereby insure that after. the hose section is clamped in position the clamping will not lose its effectiveness: due to the material pulling, away from the end. face of thelhose.

It is to be understood that,. instead of or in conjunctionwith. fabric reenilorc'ement, bead wire a arranged parallel to the hose length on peripherally thereof may be used and. be: made to conformtothefunctions and shapes given. the. fabric. Thus, strands of wire may be used in Figs. 1 or 2 to envelope the rings 3|] or 35 respectively to prevent distortion of hose under high pressures.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that a very efficient joint between two sections of hose is effected, and one in which thetendency for an internal circumferential" gap or recess to develop when the sections are secured together is materially reduced.

Gther modifications and changes in proportion and arrangement of the several necessary elements constituting the invention may be made bythoseskilled in the art without departing from the nature and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having. thusdescribed the invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A flanged hose comprising a tubular body portion; of rubb.erized.fabric;. a substantially non-. contractibleannular ring having, a. relatively square cross section and closely surrounding the tubular body adjacent the end thereof with the end: of: the body being cuffed back over the annular ring and against. the bodyand vulcanized aroundthe ring to form a radially directed flange having, radially directed sides substantially parallelto-- the sides of the ring, and an inextensible metal clamping membersurrounding the'tubular body portion and having. a. radially directed side engaging the axially inner side'ofthe flange.

2. The combination definedzinclaim 1 wherein further the annular ring having. substantially a. square cross section is made up-ofi a. plurality of closely adjacent convolutionsof rubber-covered bead wire.

3'. A flanged hose comprising-a tubular body of rubberized fabric, a layer of rubberon. the inner and outer surface of the tubular body,.said inner rubber layer being removed adjacent. the end. of the hose to expose the rubberized fabric, an annular ring.- surrounding the tubular body adjacent the end of the hose with the end of the hose being cuifedback over the ring and moldedto form a substantially radially directed? flange, a clamping: member surrounding the tubular body and engaging with the axially inner side of the flange having the rubberized fabric substantially exposed to contact, but the outer periphery of" the flange and the axially outer side of the flange being covered" and protected by axcompara-tively thick layer of rubber forming acuffed back extension of the layer of rubber on the inner surface of the tubular body.

JAMES L. CUTLER. ELMER Gr. KIMMICH.. 

